Things you Wear
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Short version of rules
Without using a search engine to find one, write down at least eight words of a song containing the word (or the topic, if it's a general topic).
If it's the newest word, play once, and wait for another player to play before you go again.
On older words, you can play over and over without waiting!
84 comments:
Her boyfriend is Tom
but we call him the king of romance
He wears an american flag on the butt
of his ripped up pants
"The babysitter's here"
Dar Williams
I love my shirt, I love my shirt,
My shirt is comfortably **LOVELY**
Donovan... (I have to go to another category now...)
you hike your skirt and pull your shirt down to give those 'gents what they crave
Cute is what we aim for
You can do anything you want
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Elvis
I will sniff all your underwear, dress in your clothes
When you're not home
Stephen Lynch
He may be pouring her coffee
She may be straightenin' his tie
"Maybe" from Annie
I wear my sunglasses at night so i can.
Sunglasses at night
A white sport coat
And a pink carnation
Marty Robbins
Raspberry Beret, the kind you find at a second hand store. Raspberry Beret, and if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more.
Prince
These boots are made for walking, and that's just what I'll do. One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.
I've heard two different versions, one almost metal and the other almost country.
Jen H.
itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie, yellow-polka-dot bikini...
and it's 8 words!
Well I'm a long, tall Texan
I wear a ten gallon hat
It's time that you and I sat down and had a little chat and look me in the eyes take off that stupid fitted cap
Alfie
Lily Allen
Oh, she'd her apron wrapped around her
And he took her for a swan...
(traditional ballad, "Polly Vaughn")
Up pulls a limo, up goes a thrill
Suits are picking up the bill!
Suits are picking up the bill ~
Squirrel nut zippers
I got a letterman sweater with the letter in front
"Be True to your School," The Beach Boys
My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly.
Coat of Many Colors
by Dolly Parton
Jen H. (my hubby thought of this one)
He's wearing that dumb Power Rangers mask
But he's scarier without it on
"Ode to a Superhero" by Weird Al
with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
she shall have music wherever she goes
I'm feeling near as faded as these jeans.
~Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin
Picture yourself on a beautiful day
Big bell bottoms
And groovy long hair
AM Radio
Everclear
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
Long Cool Woman - The Hollies
Cary get out your cane
And I'll put on some silk
Cary - Joni Mitchell
The screen door slams
Mary's dress sways
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen
They're leather pants, leather pants of evil. They'll come up from behind and mess with your mind somehow.
Leather pants of Evil (a Buffy the Vampire Slayer song)
By Nancy Freeman
Sure was a bitter winter but Friday will be fine
And maybe last year's Easter dress will serve her one more time
She'd pass for twenty-nine but for her eyes
Those winter lines are telling wicked lies
~and later~
She gathers up her apron in her hand
Pours a cup of coffee, drips Carnation from the can
"Lies" by Stan Rogers
I heard a song
Sung in the subway
From behind some coins in a hat
"Let My People Go," by Eric Wood
Alive, alive I wanna get up and jive
Wanna wreck my stockings in some
Jukebox dive
"All I Want," by Joni Mitchell
Then I got Mary pregnant
And, man, that was all she wrote
And for my nineteenth birthday
I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse
And the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
"The River," by Bruce Springsteen
Lace up my walkin' shoes tight to the bone
In case I can't rest at the ending
"Bury Me Standing," by Eric Wood
Well, I know that you're in love with him
`Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
"American Pie," by Don McLean
Hand me down my traveling shoes
I got a long way to go
Long way to go
And I've no time
I got no time to lose
There's a place that I haven't been
So, hand me down my traveling shoes
"Traveling Shoes," by Bill Staines
Take off take off
Take off your stay-at-home shoes
Break off shake off
Chase off those stay-at-home blues
"Night in the City," by Joni Mitchell
Now the dogs are barking and the taxi cab's parking
A lot they can do for me
I begged you to stab me, you tore my shirt open,
And I'm down on my knees tonight
"Tom Traubert's Blues," by Tom Waits
When I wake up in the morning light, pull on my jeans and I feel alright.
Jeans On, the singer's name escapes me right now.
Oh what fun we had, but did it really turn out bad?
All I learnt at school was how to bend not break the rules.
Oh what fun we had .... something, something, something, something ...
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers ...
Baggy Trousers, Madness.
Any old iron, any old iron, any any any old iron,
You look neat, talk about a treat, you look dapper from your napper to your feet,
Dressed in style, brand new tile, and your father's old green tie on,
But I wouldn't give you tuppence for your old watch chain,
Old iron, old iron.
Any Old Iron, an old Cockney music hall song. A 'tile' is a hat, as in ...
Where did you get that hat, where did you get that tile?
Isn't it a natty one and just the latest style.
Where Did You Get That Hat? Another old Cockney music hall song.
The piano has been drinking
My necktie is asleep
"The Piano Has Been Drinking," by Tom Waits
Where have all the young men gone
They are all in uniform
When will they ever learn...
("Where Have All the Flowers Gone," which sometimes is sung "gone to soldiers, every one," but grammatically and socially I prefer the "uniform" version)
Judy in disguise
with glasses
Come to me tonight...
(some 60's funny VERY-vague reference to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds; it had a nice bass line and it was happy)
I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket.
~Short skirt/Long jacket by Cake
In your easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You'll be the finest lady in the easter parade!
It's late in the evening,
She's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her make-up,
And brushes her long blonde hair.
~Wonderful Tonight, Eric Clapton
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight...
("Roxanne," by The Police)
Do you wanna do you wanna
Nice shoes!
[barely scratched up eight words]
Nice shoes-
Stole your woman
I'll kiss your Doc Martens
Let me kiss your Doc Martens
Your every wish I will obey
(from "Rent")
well it rains and it pours
when you're out on your own
if i crash on the couch
can i sleep in my clothes?
the sharpest lives by my chemical romance. i've used this song four times now.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
(Delta Dawn, by somebody)
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
Suzanne
Leonard Cohen
Slipping into stockings
Stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
Another Day
Paul McCartney
When I ripped my pants
I thought that I had everybody on my side
'Til I went and blew it
All sky high
"Ripped My Pants," Spongebob Squarepants
Driving a truck, driving a big old truck
Pedal to the metal, hope I don't run out of luck
Running down the highway until the break of dawn
Driving a truck with my high heels on
(Welrd Al, on the Running with Scissors Album, and I don't know the line about the feather boa, and I don't want to cheat, but that song is FULL of items of clothing for a cross-dressing trucker)
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay
(something for dead guys to wear, in earlier times..., from Streets of Laredo, which also has "I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy," but they're just not specific on articles of clothing)
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You're so Vain
Carly Simon
She dressed herself all up in lace
She dressed herself in green
And every town that they rode through
They took her to be some queen
("Fair Ellender," a ballad; the guy dresses in silk and white and they take him to be some knight... but it doesn't end well)
Cecile will pick out all your clothes
blue is her best color, no red I think!
(from "Annie")
Holly knows lots of parts of this one, but maybe not eight words in a row. She and Marty are working on setting up a video game, though, so I'm posting for Holly:
I'm doing up my shirt front, [something about my [tie},
Dancin' in my tails
(From "Top Hat," with Fred Astaire)
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots
A mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the Jets
Elton John
I started school
In a worn torn dress that somebody threw out
Love Child
Dianna Ross
I gave him clothes and jewelry
I gave him my warm body
strange boy...joni mitchell
I said I'd love to dance like you
She said just take off my red shoes
the red shoes...kate bush
so i wore a slinky red thing
does that mean i should spread
for you, your friends,
your father, mr Ed
me and a gun...tori amos
All I need is my leather
One t-shirt and two socks
I'll keep my hands warm in your pockets
gravel...ani difranco
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
silent all these years...tori amos
Shes addicted to nicotine patches
Shes addicted to nicotine patches
Shes afraid of the light in the dark
spark...tori amos
In my platforms I hit the floor
Fell face down
Didnt help my brain out
playboy mommy...tori amos
I've seen the coat for me
I'll track him til he drops
Then I'll pop him one he won't see
pull out the pin...kate bush
And the pretty lady in the white lace wedding gown
And walking home on the railroad tracks
Or swinging on the playground swing
Love stimulated my illusions
More than anything
And when I went skating after golden reggie
You know it was white lace I was chasing
Chasing dreams
Mamas nylons underneath my cowgirl jeans
song for sharon...joni mitchell...how many things you can wear within the least number of lines?
So Joseph bought his son a coat
A multi-colored coat to wear
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
(Jacob bought his son a coat, not Joseph. But musically- You can sing it either way!)
And for eternity I'd lay in bed, in my BOXERS, half stoned with a pillow under my head
"Wow, I can get sexual too"
Say anything
Oh, the night came undone
Like a party dress
*and later*
Now she rolls to her feet when she can't sleep no more
And looks at her clothes lying out on the floor
Last night's spangles and yesterday's pearls
Are the bright morning stars of the barroom girls
"Barroom Girls," by Gillian Welch (which I realized was good for the Birthday/party category, too!)
Her name was Lola
She was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair
And a dress cut down to there...
("Copa Cabana," Barry Manilow)
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
A handful of grease in her hair
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Elton John
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pyjamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Lets get out of this place
Tempted, the Squeeze
Baby take off your coat
Real slow
Take off your shoes
I'll take off your shoes
Baby take off your dress
Yes, yes, yes
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You Can Leave Your Hat On
Joe Cocker
Dave:
Faries wear boots and you've got to believe me
Fairies Wear Boots
Black Sabbath
She took her coat off
She looked so pretty
Shakin' (I think)
Eddie Money
And run through with my gym shorts on
Pinch Me
Barenaked Ladies
Dave:
Knights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Knights in White Satin
Moody Blues
If you want to destroy my sweater
Oh e oh e oh
Pull the thread as I walk away
The Sweater Song
Weezer
White coat, top hat
I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat
Sharp Dressed Man
ZZ Top
High hats, narrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
*and later*:
Different types who wear a daycoat
Pants with stripes and cutaway coats
Putting On the Ritz
Falco (?)
In the heat with the bluejean girl
Burnin' love come once in a lifetime
Stone in Love
Journey
Zoot suit riot (riot)
I only know three words, because I know Grapefruit Diet by Weird Al, and someone told me it's based on a song called "Zoot suit riot." If someone wants to fill it in, that's fine...
Zoot suit riot
throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
"Zoot Suit Riot"
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
(I was thinking about this song just a second before I read the previous post.)
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